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Retailers, workers in northeastern Ontario deal with more theft in their stores (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Edit : Changed link to non AMP one.

Edit2 : Apparently I HAVE to use the original shitty title from the article.

Grocery theft is on the rise but we won't tax the rich or bring back down the prices, we will jail those in need instead.

Money is better spent in the police forces anyway /s

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[–] Crankpork@beehaw.org 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That depends. Was your sister selling essential goods while more than doubling the price over a three year period while claiming they have to because of "supply chain" issues, while their parent company owns the entire supply chain?

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

*and were record profits posted for shareholders, so many economists analyzing the situation had to admit the price increases were just for profit?

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

I was in Yellowknife last week and milk was 4.58 cheaper then in Edmonton. All their stores seemed to be independent though.